Technology
Amazon greenlights South Africa for its African Headquarters
By Rasheed Sobowale Online retail giant, Amazon, has greenlighted South Africa, as the home to its African Headquarters. This was indicated by South African media in their reportage of the
China builds world’s largest 5G mobile network
China has made initial achievements in building the world’s largest 5G mobile network. Liu Liehong, vice minister, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Monday said in a briefing
FG lifts ban on new SIM registration
By Prince Osuagwu & Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal Government yesterday lifted the ban on new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration, giving Nigerians who desire to get new lines a
New SIM registration to resume April 19 with NIN ― FG
By Emmanuel Elebeke The federal government has approved the activation of new SIM card registration with mandatory NIN. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, who
Minister gives reasons for nationwide power outage
…Apologises to Nigerians By Chris Ochayi The Minister of Power Engr. Sale Mamman has tendered an apology to all Nigerians affected by the power outage currently being experienced across the
These undergraduates left university to build Flux, a payments startup now in Y Combinator
In the 170 years since Western Union was founded, no company has managed to solve two basic problems that continue to bedevil the remittance business — exorbitant fees and slow
Nigerian fintech of the unbanked Bankly raises $2M led by Vault
Nigeria remains a largely cash-dominated country. There are more than 100 million adult Nigerians, of which more than half have little or no access to financial services. This post was
China fines Alibaba $2.8 billion for anti-competitive tactics
Alibaba Group, the world’s biggest e-commerce company, was fined 18.3 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) by Chinese regulators on Saturday for anti-competitive tactics, as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over
Mixed reactions as FG extends NIN-SIM linkage
Some Nigerians on Wednesday expressed divergent views on the extension of the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) linkage by the Federal government. The subscribers and vendors
Mobile Money: GSMA tasks Nigeria on telco-led sector
By Prince Osuagwu As African countries continue to blaze the trail in world mobile money growth, Sub-Saharan Africa, however has the largest number of mobile money users, the largest transaction
